Question

What is the value of the y variable in the solution to the following system of equations?
2x + y = 5
x + 3y = 0

Answer 1

if you were to solve for "x" on the 2nd equation, what would you get for "x"?

Answer 2

you would get 0

Answer 3

@jdoe0001

Answer 4

You can too use Matrices to solve this Question.

Answer 5

how do you do that @goformit100

Answer 6

solve the bottom equation for x then sub that into x on the top equation and solve for y and you will have your y

Answer 7

2x + y = 5
x + 3y = 0

Answer 8

i cant understand it @goformit100

Answer 9

mutiply the second equation by -2 the eliminate